Politics Happens
Grant DuncanThe Politics Happens newsletter examines political events and ideas with independent, balanced analysis that lets you make up your own mind.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Could Hipkins be the next Starmer?
The political consequences of "thin labourism"
Readers can click through to a free-access article on The Conversation looking at what Labour leader Chris Hipkins may be able to learn from the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer.
MMP: Is it a problem?
And can NZ Labour win in November?
Small parties have too much influence. Campaign pledges aren’t kept. Short-term thinking. Is it all because of MMP?
Luxon invests in Cullen's KiwiSaver
But will it save National's bacon?
Languishing in polls behind Labour, the National Party needed something to generate headlines for their annual conference. So they announced a policy to make KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and to au...
Iran 3, US 1
Trump accepts a bad deal to end a very costly war.
On Tuesday afternoon in the FIFA World Cup, Iran and New Zealand drew 2-2. It was a good match politically, as the Iranians kicked off their tournament against a non-hostile Western countr...
Quality of life in New Zealand
How does New Zealand compare with other countries? What can be done to improve social wellbeing?
There’s a range of global league tables on wellbeing, development, governance and prosperity that provide a broad statistical sense of how a c...
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Political commentator, academic and author, based in central Auckland. Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland. Visiting scholar at City St George's, University of London.
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